+ Keynote Speech
The Cloud, the Crowd, and the 3-D Internet - Implications for Cultural Organizations
Michael R. Nelson, Visiting Professor of Communications, Culture, and Technology, Georgetown University
+ Online Communities and The Institution
How do institutions balance the needs of staff and community in crafting social media strategy? What are the hot topics and challenges being confronted by innovators on the leading edge who are engaging patrons and visitors in new ways?
Speakers:
Shelley Bernstein, Chief of Technology, Brooklyn Museum
Deanna Marcum, Associate Librarian of Congress for Library Services
Michael Edson, Director of Digital Media Strategy, Smithsonian Moderator: Nina Simon, Experience Director, Museum 2.0
+ Rights and Responsibilities
What are the rights and responsibilities of museums and libraries, both in terms of their collections and their users? How do legal concepts such as personal privacy and intellectual property /copyright affect museum and library technology initiatives and online presence?
Speakers:
+ Maura Marx, Executive Director, Open Knowledge Commons
+ Maria Pallante, United States Copyright Office
+ Jeffrey Rosen, Law Professor, George Washington University Moderator: Priscilla Caplan, Assistant Director for Digital Library Services, Florida Center for Library Automation
+ Identity and Collaboration
Increasingly, museums and libraries are working with peer institutions to develop broad networks of cultural heritage institutions, i.e. sharing access to collections, research, etc. What issues are impeding collaboration? Can collaboration actually harm institutions by disrupting identity/branding or upsetting the cohesiveness of a collection? Further, at a time when budget cuts are a major issue for public institutions, partnering with corporations or technology firms may be a good option – but what happens when the line between public and private entities blur?
Speakers:
+ James Neal, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian, Columbia University
+ Nancy Proctor, Head of New Media Initiatives, Smithsonian American Art Museum
+ Diana Rhoten - Director of Research, Digital Media and Learning, Social Science Research Council Moderator:
Joyce Ray, Associate Deputy Director for Library Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services
Keynote Speech
+ John Palfrey, Harvard Law School
Title of the Presentation: Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives
+ Chasing the Edge and Maintaining the Core
How should institutions respond to the increasing need to innovate? What are strategies to balance innovation with the demands of maintaining core services, especially on limited budgets? How can institutions make their "edge" innovations more visible to those managing their core services? Speakers:
+ David Ferriero, Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Libraries New York Public Library
+ Troy Livingston, Vice President for Innovation and Learning, Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC
+ Patrick Whitney, Dean of the Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology Moderator: Benjamin Stokes - Program Officer in Digital Media & Learning, The MacArthur Foundation
Conference Wrap-Up
+ Marsha Semmel, Deputy Director for Museums and Director for Strategic Partnerships, Institute of Museum and Library Services
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